We're going to be seeing a glut of apocalyptic movies this year, even though audiences are starting to get weary of watching the world end. While Hollywood looks for new ways to blow up the Earth, I'll be taking a look back at how the apocalypse looked when science fiction was new. In a series of short comics, I'll be examining vintage apocalyptic fiction, starting with a pair of tales in which humanity falls to its tiniest foe: pestilence.